Please click on one of the Featured Physicians below to learn more about them.
Dr. Anjali Bhorade is an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. She became interested in medicine while growing up and seeing her family deal with various eye conditions.
Dr. Steven Brandes is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, the Division of Urologic Surgery. In addition to treating male and female urologic conditions with the full range of medical and surgical options, he is one of the few subspecialists in reconstructive urology in the Midwest.
Gregory Branham, M.D. is the division chief of facial plastic surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology. He specializes in cosmetic procedures such as rhinoplasty, mini facelifts, traditional facelifts, browlifts and blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery.
Dr. Chapman heads up the abdominal transplant service at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and is chief of Washington University Abdominal Transplantation Section. His specialty is liver disease, liver transplantation and has a special interest in image-guided surgery.
Mark Halstead, M.D. a sports medicine physician, treats injuries in adolescents, weekend warriors, and professional athletes. He believes in listening to his patients. It puts them at ease and leads to a better diagnosis.
William Hawkins, M.D. is assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, specializing in benign and malignant diseases of the liver, biliary tract, pancreas and stomach. Dr. Hawkins also focuses on the management of soft-tissue sarcomas.
Dr. Hurst, a specialist in dermatologic surgery, uses the latest advances in laser technology to give skin cancer patients a better outcome after their treatment.
Heading up the Washington University Heart Care Institute in South County, Dr. Jain treats the full range of cardiac conditions to patients primarily from South County and Illinois.
Dr. Khan specializes in urogynecology within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She balances her family life and three children with a career in treating women for both urge and stress incontinence, overactive bladder, pelvic organ prolapse.
Andrew Kates, M.D., cardiologist and long distance runner, believes physical activity is one of the most important ways to reduce the risks of heart disease.
Orthopedic surgeon, Jay Keener, who began his career as a physical therapist, believes rehab after surgery makes all the difference in a patient's recovery.
Dr. Mahoney, a specialist in hospital medicine, works in partnership with a patient's primary physician to diagnoses and treat patients who are admitted to hospitals. In good hands, the patient's care is coordinated using all the hospital and medical consultant resources available.
Susan Bayliss Mallory, M.D., loves her job. She enjoys spending time with children of all ages. Children are open and honest and she likes the challenge of their individual dermatologic problems.
Soe Soe Mar, M.D., pediatric neurologist, finds it very rewarding to see children get better with the correct medicines and lifestyle changes.
Dr. Brent Matthews is an associate professor in the Division of General Surgery, Section of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery. His special interest is minimally invasive surgery of the foregut and solid organs (GI tract, pancreas, gall gladder, liver) and esophageal motility disorders.
South Dakota native Matthew Mutch, M.D. never thought of choosing anything other than surgery as a career. Now he is part of the team of colorectal surgeons at Washington University and finds his high expectations met.
Dr. David Mutch heads a team of five gynecologic oncologists and a number of dedicated support staff who work everyday to help women overcome and survive gynecologic cancer.
Dr. Omicioli enjoys her gynecology practice that specializes in the health of mature women, hormone therapies, and menopausal medicine.
Becky Parks, M.D., is assistant professor in Neurology. Her special interest is in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune demyelination diseases. Dr. Parks is very popular with her patients who appreciate the time she takes with each individual. New patients are welcome.
Dr. Piccirillo is a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, with a wealth of experience in all phases of ear, nose and throat conditions. In his spare time he is a chef, at home.
Craig K. Reiss, M.D., is nationally recognized as a gifted cardiologist and teacher. He sees the use of less invasive methods of diagnosing and treating heart disease as some of the most exciting developments in the field of cardiology.
K. Daniel Riew, M.D. the Mildred B. Simon Professor or Orthopaedic Surgery, chief of the Cervical Spine Center and director of the Cervical Spine Institute finds balance between work and family.
The best advice dermatologist David Sheinbein, M.D. received was that life is short and you don't know what will happen from day to day. With that in mind, he finds time to balance both his work and his family.
Dr. Shively specializes in Sports Medicine and all injuries pertaining to the knee. Also, he enjoys sports training on both the professional and high school level.
Barry Siegel, M.D. is professor of radiology and chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine (Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology). Dr. Siegel is a pioneer in the development of the PET scan-positron emission tomography. His clinical expertise includes nuclear medicine, radionuclide imaging and radiodine treatment.
Dr. Stanley, expert in infectious diseases, thinks Washington University is an outstanding place to be. The high quality of all of the people here, and their universal commitment to excellence is one of the things that make this place special.
Dr. Wade Thorstad combines knowledge with his passion for helping his patients in working as a radiation oncologist. He is a specialist in the radiologic treatment of cancers of the head, neck and thorax.
Originally from New York, Dr. Valente is now a converted Midwesterner. His specialty is adult audiology and helping patients overcome hearing loss through hearing aid technology. The loves of his life are his wife and two daughters.
Suresh Vedantham M.D. is associate professor in the Department of Radiology. He specializes in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and varicose veins. Dr. Vendantham
believes the best advice he has received was "to look beyond my own subspecialty and focus on how I can use my abilities to improve patient care in a collaborative fashion".
Dr. Venkatesh specializes in laparoscopic urology and kidney stone disease. His on-site metabolic stone lab is unique in that patients can learn immediately how to lessen the chance of a painful recurrence.
Neill M. Wright, M.D. is an assistant professor in the Departments of Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedics. He has pioneered new techniques in minimally invasive neurological and spine surgery.